DOTSLASH QUIZ!!

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1.X,a writer ,will make his maiden foray on the big screen with a cameo in VishalBhardwaj's

forthcoming film “Y", based on his short story.X had earlier collaborated with him in the 'The Blue

Umbrella (film)' which was also based on X’s story. The story was recommended to VishalBhardwaj by

his wife. ID X

X- Ruskin bondY-7 Khoon Maaf

2.In 1791 a Dublin theater owner named James Daly made a bet that he could introduce a word

into the language within twenty-four hours. He then went out and hired a group of street urchins to write the word ____, which was a

nonsense word, on walls around the city of Dublin. Within a day, the word was common currency and

had acquired a meaning (since no one knew what it meant, everyone thought it was some sort of test)

and Daly had some extra cash in his pocket.

QUIZ!!

3. The Republic of Kush, the Nile Republic, Azania, Equatoria,Wunjubacel, and even Juwama - an

acronym for Juba, Wau and Malakal were proposed asits name.But what was chosen finally?

South sudan

*4.Artist and scholars believe that the X painting style to have originated sometime during the tenth

century AD. its known for its simple yet vivid expression in form and figures .They are named after the ancient tribes who settled at the foot of

Western Ghat range in Maharashtra.These tribal people, who survive on forest produce and worship

nature, have carved an international niche for themselves by virtue of their artistry. What

originated as a domestic ritual of ceremonial beautification is now revered as a folk art of

immense value. identify X

Warli paintings

5.In case you desire to rejoice in the blossoms of early years, the fruits of age advanced In case you want to have

something that charms, something that is enchanting In case you want to call both heaven and earth by a common name I

refer you to the ________, and thus I describe these all“ –Johann von Goethe.

Italian Franco Alfano also composed an opera, named La leggenda di ________.

Norwegian musician Amethystium wrote a song called "Garden of _________.”

Which Indian work?

Abhijñānashākuntalam

6.About what logo did its designer Peter Scott, remark: 'We wanted an animal that is beautiful

and one loved by many people in this world for its appealing qualities. We also wanted an animal

that had impact with black and white printing to save money on printing costs ?

chi chi the WWF panda

7.Who founded this company?

BEATLES. THIS IS APPLE RECORDS

8.In a laboratory at University of Cambridge, the coffee pot (see the pic) was located in one of the rooms, to which people working in the lab used to come to have a sip. But very often

the trips to the coffee pot used to become useless, as it was found to be empty.

This problem was solved by the invention of a new technology. Guess!!!

WEB CAMERA

9.The term was first used by Joseph Goebbels, in a manifesto published in the German

newspaper Das Reich in Feb 1945, but gained public notoriety in Winston Churchill’s

“Sinews of Peace” speech.“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the

Adriatic _____________has descended across the Continent”

Iron curtain

10.This is a description from

HowStuffWorks.com: A piston fires. The next piston fires at

315°. There is a 405° gap. A piston fires. The next piston fires at 315°. There is a 405° gap. And the cycle

continues.

The Harley Davidson – Potato Potato sound

11.Where would you have found Buck coming back from Hawaii,

Caitlin Roran throwing a surprise party, Susan planning to have sushi

and Nathan Wood barbeque on Saturday?

GMAIL

12.This product was supposedly made at the behest of the Nazis when the ingredients for the actual product

were scarce during wartime. It was named so when the company

employees were asked to think of a name and they led their imagination

run wild.

Fanta

*13.He was born into an aristocratic family in Lithuania in 1933 and was orphaned, along with his little sister

Mischa, in 1944 when invading German and Soviet forces storm the family estate. Shortly thereafter, they

were captured by a band of Nazi deserters. Which fictional villain am

I talking about?

Hannibal Lecter

14.11th-century Hoysala king Veeraballa while on a hunting expedition, lost his way in the forest.

Tired and hungry, he came across a poor old woman who served him boiled beans. The grateful king named the place something literally meaning the town of boiled bean which has eventually led

to its current name. Identify

Bengalaru

15.It had its origin in India and was called Mokshapat. Believed to be created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev, it was used to

reperesent virtues and vices, to teach Hinduism and Hindu values to children.

Virtues: In the original game 12th position was faith, 51 was Reliability, 57 was

Generosity, 76 was Knowledge, and 78 was AsceticismVices

41st position was for Disobedience, 44 for Arrogance, 49 for Vulgarity, 52 for Theft, 58 for Lying, 62 for Drunkenness, 69 for Debt, 84 for Anger, 92 for Greed,

95 for Pride, 73 for Murder The last position represented Nirvana or Moksha.

What?

Snake and Ladder

16.The very earliest known examples of the graphic are attributed to Harvey Ball, a commercial artist in Massachusetts. He devised the face in 1963 for an

insurance firm that wanted an internal campaign to improve employee morale. Ball never attempted to

use, promote or trademark the image; it fell into the public domain in the United States before that could be accomplished. As a result, Ball never made any profit for the iconic image beyond his initial $45 fee.The figure has become iconic throughout the

world. Which figure?

Smiley

17.The Swedish newspaper Afton Dagbladet carried this picture of Kristin Enmark and Birgitta

Lundblad in 2003 to mark the 30 th anniversary of the June 1973 event that made them sort of famous.

What are we talking about?

Stockholm syndrome

describes the behavior of kidnap victims who, over time, become sympathetic to their captors.

18.Which famous location in Mumbai is named after Khurshed Framji ______ , also known as Veer ______, a Parsi member of Indian National Congress, who was famous for his proposal to

reclaim the land from the sea in the year 1940? One time mayor of Bombay, he complained of a communalist bias to the party high

command, after being passed over for the post of Chief Ministership of Bombay Presidency. He was later expelled from the Congress party

due to his vociferous but unsubstantiated charges.

Nariman point

19.Identify the kids

SHAHID KAPOOR AND AYESHIA TAKIA

*20.X used ancient Sanskrit terminology in his descriptions of natural phenomena. As early as 1891 X

described the universe as a kinetic system filled with energy which could be harnessed at any location. His

concepts during the following years were greatly influenced by the teachings of Y . After meeting Y and

after continued study of the Eastern view of the mechanisms driving the material world, X began using the Sanskrit words Akasha, Prana, and the concept of a luminiferous ether to describe the source, existence

and construction of matter.

X-NIKOLA TESLAY-SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

*21.Identify the flag

Rainbow flag of LGBT movement

22.Google founder Sergey Brin wrote on his blog: "Today, whenever you use a piece of technology, there is a

good chance a little bit of X is behind it."As Google emerged from Stanford, Brin wrote: “X

remained a friend and advisor as he has with many people and startups since. Of all the faculty at Stanford, it is with X that I have stayed the closest and I will miss him dearly.

Yet his legacy and personality lives on in the students, projects, and companies he has touched."

Rajeev Motwani

23.The ____ ___ ____ _______ phenomenon was first considered by Aristotle. It appeared in non-academic literature

for the first time in Anton Chekhov’s short story, “A horsey name”.

According to scientific research, most of us experience the phenomenon for the first time around the age of 6. It then

becomes a weekly occurrence but the frequency increases with age. The two competing theories to explain this phenomenon

are the blocking hypothesis and the incomplete activation hypothesis. What?

Tip of the tongue problem

24.X is an American businessman and is the president and chief executive officer of First

Allied Corporation, a holding company for his varied business interests, most notably in the

food processing industry. He holds controlling stakes in Y, and owns the Tampa Bay

Buccaneers, a National Football League team in Tampa, Florida, United States. He is more

famous for his ownership of Y.

Malcolm GlazerManchester united

25.“X” claimed that he would signal “Y" that he desired a meeting by placing a flowerpot with a red flag on the

balcony of his apartment. When “Y” wanted a meeting he would make special marks on page twenty of X's copy of

The New York Times; he would circle the page number and draw clock hands to indicate the hour. They often met "on

the bottom level of an underground garage just over the Key Bridge in Rosslyn," at 2:00 a.m. The garage is located

at 1401 Wilson Boulevard…Identify “X” and “Y”

X-BOB WOODWARDY-DEEP THROAT

WATERGATE SCANDAL

26.X was an was an English polymath -an outstanding sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher.His achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football,

an FA Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then world record for long jump. He also

reputedly turned down the throne of Albania

C B FRY

*27.The notorius Burma-Siam railway built by Commonwealth,Dutch and American prisoners of war was

a japanese project driven by the need for improved communications to support the large Japanese army in Burma.An estimated 13000 PWs and 80000 to 100,000 civilians died in the course of the project , chiefly forced

labour brought from malaya and Dutch East indies, conscripted in Siam and Burma. What is this famous

section of Burman railways?

The Bridge over River Kwai